He was very cautious of the way she thought of him after their arranged tea reunion at Tom’s residence. Likewise, Tom was always minding his business in Gatsby’s love life. It was quite interesting to see his perspective in this relationship. Yet, in today’s society, people will perceive it “one sided.” In fact, people may even have the slightest questionable feeling of the way Tom sees Gatsby and his feelings for Gatsby. The way I understood the book, will be different for everyone else, but after finishing the book, it is my understanding that love and perspective is a value they highly cared about.
Christian Biggers Beginning Again The “Beginning Again” is a free verse poem. This poem has a lot of great symbolism in it and is really deep. It’s not written for a child’s mind, one could say, but rather an intellectual’s. I liked this poem because it forces you to think, the reader has to read closely to find out what Franz Wright is really saying. The first line of the poem, “’If I could stop talking, completely cease talking for a year, I might begin to get well’”, tells us that Franz most likely gets in trouble with his mouth a lot.
Learning Team Reflection COM/530 Learning Team Reflection Our team was asked to write a paper on what we learned this week from each other, from our readings and any "aha" moments. This week we learned a lot about internal and external factors in change, the different types of models for organizational change, why people are resistant to change, and how change effects you personally. We learned that change can be hard for an individual because they have the fear of the unknown, they have a routine or habit that they do not want to change because it helps them deal with complex things, they has a lack of skill and are afraid of learning new things, they don't want to lose the sense of security in their job. Change may arouse economic fears if pay is based on performance; individuals are guilty of selectively processing information in order to keep their perceptions intact. They hear what they want to hear, and they ignore information that challenges the world they've created (Robbins & Judge, 2011).
The more I write the more I’m starting too actually like writing. There was a time when writing was my worst nightmare. I didn’t like writing but I knew it was something that I would have to start doing more and more of. Even to this day sometimes I still just watch the clock tick with nothing but a blank sheet of paper in front of me wait for my inspiration to come but sometimes it doesn’t show up. While creativity and inspiration play an important role in my writing I also try to have good organization skills along with good discipline and I always go over my writing numerous times to check for eras.
I read through tons and tons of poems until I found The Road Not Taken. What really stood out to me in this poem was that the author (Robert Frost) was faced with a decision that would have a great impact on the rest of his life. With knowing that, I knew that this would be relatable among readers. So going into the project I was quite sure that I had an easy way out. Little did I know that every single line had a meaning within the words.
The second stanza refers to first person perspective, as well as a character known as “Mr. Fear.” Mr. Fear is characterized as the creator/chooser of our nightmares. The rest of the poem goes through Raab’s plead to “Mr. Fear” so he can get a simple, easily accomplished fear which he can “fit in my pocket” and “fall through the hole.” This request from Raab simply means that he wants something easily dealt with, rather than the terrifying nightmares that haunt him for many nights after the originally occurred.
They write to express their feelings, opinions, and truths, but prominently themselves. Writing can be an exploration of “human feelings, experiences, and relationships”(Coker), and through that exploration writers inadvertently create another dimension. “Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader”(Auster, pg #) and through this intimacy writers can have a conversation with people that they have never met. This relationship formed through the effortless form of language is the reason writer’s write. Expression of emotions, and pain is the most indispensable aspect of writing.
This technique also gives an interesting perspective of how many middle easterners view the western world. Although this poem describes the experiences of a specific group of people—Middle Eastern immigrants—the message applies to everyone who has experienced regret and unfulfilled expectations. Every couple of lines the author begins with a simple, non-specific statement such as “we think”, that, when looked at as a whole tell an entirely different story. The deeper meaning in this poem lies in the repetition between the lines. The lines “We think…we wish…we forget…then, we arrive…we turn away…we look [for a connection to what is now lost]…we miss” show how mislead ideas can cause people to yearn for what they think will bring satisfaction.
Whitman explains that we have the choice either to; except all the bad things in the world and move on in order to pursue happiness, or to never move past an awful experience and live a terrible life. I have realized through this poem, that in order to make the world a better place, we ourselves first have to except this fact, and to let go of any dreadful incidents in order for people to be happier. I understand that some people just can’t handle it, or it might take longer than others to forgive & forget. But, if a majority of the human beings on Earth today worked toward this goal, then people would be more understanding, and more open/kind to new possibilities. Although, I know this is hoping for too much, but I can gradually see small changes in what people do and say in the modern world.
TONIGHT I CAN WRITE Lines 1–4 The theme of distance is introduced in the opening line. When the speaker informs the reader,"Tonight I can write the saddest lines," he suggests that he could not previously. We later learnthat his overwhelming sorrow over a lost lover has prevented him from writing about their relationship and its demise. The speaker's constant juxtaposition of past and present illustrate hisinability to come to terms with his present isolated state. Neruda's language here, as in the rest of the poem, is simple and to the point, suggesting the sincerity of the speaker's emotions.